Thursday, April 7, 2016

Crossover Cover: Hungry Heart

This anthology contains a Nightside story by Simon R. Green. John
Taylor is hired by a witch to recover her heart, which has been
stolen by her ex-boyfriend. Appearing or mentioned are: one of
Dracula’s coffins, complete with original grave dirt and a
certificate of authenticity; the mummified head of Alfredo Garcia,
smelling strongly of Mexican spices; the mirror of Dorian Gray; and a
phial of heart’s blood from Varney the Vampyre. Dracula’s
coffin is from Bram Stoker’s novel, of course. The mummified head
of Alfredo Garcia is from the film Bring
Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.
The mirror of Dorian Gray is a reference to Oscar Wilde’s novel The
Picture of Dorian Gray.
Varney the Vampyre is the title character of James Malcolm Rymer’s
penny dreadful serial.